Come and hear about the history of the quay where ships departed on a daily basis for Liverpool, Bristol, Inverness, Belfast and Dublin and which we’ve heard is haunted by the ghosts of pirates, smugglers and stowaways who were amongst the seafarers who departed this once great port.
Learn about the history of the Grade A listed Customhouse building as well as long gone landmarks such as the Harbour Trust building that sat on the site of the Beacon before being dismantled and put into storage.
Explore the Beacon’s no access areas and learn some behind the scenes secrets, theatrical superstitions and spooky stories.
Beacon Arts Centre – We passionately believe that cultural experiences are crucial to the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Our vision is to be Scotland’s most influential, accessible and entertaining arts venue and our mission is to make a lasting impact and ‘light up lives’ by giving as many people as possible the opportunity to engage with the arts in enjoyable and meaningful ways. We achieve this through our fantastically diverse programme, our youth theatre and our innovative outreach and engagement work, delivered here in the Beacon and out in the community.
Equality, diversity and inclusion lie at the heart of everything we do.
Website: https://www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/
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Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock, PA15 1HJ
Beacon Arts Centre – Beaconartscentre.co.uk
You’ll find us at Custom House Quay, a short walk from Greenock Central Station or the bus stops on Rue End Street and Dalrymple Street. Coming by car? We’re about 30-40 minutes from Glasgow City Centre (depending on traffic!)
Free customer parking with designated bays for Blue Badge holders near the main entrance – find out more.
We have accessible level access to the venue via a ramp to the front of the building.
Event space (the studio) is on the ground floor.
Wheelchair spaces are on the front row of the studio (on the level of the playing space)
We have a passenger lift for access to the gallery suite level.
All ground floor fire exits have level egress.
We have 3 fire evac chairs on the second level refuge spaces.
Building has 18 female designated toilets
(Combination of front and back of house)
Yes
We have sensory bags which include ear defenders, weighted blankets and sensory toys. These will be available in the quiet space or on request from Box Office.
We have sensory bags which include ear defenders, weighted blankets and sensory toys. These will be available in the quiet space or on request from Box Office.
Rig Arts: Charity No: SC042242
Supported by The National Lottery through Creative Scotland.
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland distributing funding provided by the
Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Further information at creativescotland.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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